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OpenTable points can now be used to shave off the cost of a hotel stay Have some OpenTable Dining Points built up? Now those points can also be used to make your own hotel discounts. OpenTable is teaming up with Kayak to use points as discounts on participating hotels. The …

Verizon’s deal could get you a free iPhone XR — but there’s some fine print Verizon launched a new deal for its smartphones aimed at encouraging customers to open a new line. If you’re willing and you want two new phones, you could get a free Samsung Galaxy S9, iPhone …

Dolby quietly preps augmented audio recorder app “234″ – TechCrunch Dolby is secretly building a mobile music production app it hopes will seduce SoundCloud rappers and other musicians. Codenamed “234” and formerly tested under the name Dolby Live, the free app measures background noise before you record and then nullifies it. …

Google Buys Secret Smartwatch Tech From The Fossil Group for $40M The Fossil Group, which owns and partners with brands like Misfit, Fossil, and Kate Spade to create smartwatches and other accessories, has agreed to sell select smartwatch technology to Google for $40 million. The research and development team behind …

Omron HeartGuide Offers Blood Pressure Monitoring on Your Wrist Simon Hill/Digital Trends High blood pressure is a serious problem that puts extra strain on your arteries and heart. Untreated, it can lead to heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, and a host of other nasty problems you definitely don’t want to …

Spotify launches Car View on Android to make using its app less dangerous behind the wheel – TechCrunch Spotify is making it easier to use its streaming app in the car, when the phone is connected to the vehicle over Bluetooth. The company today confirmed the launch of a new …

Squad is the new screensharing chat app everyone will copy – TechCrunch Squad could be the next teen sensation because it makes it easy to do nothing… together. Spending time with friends in the modern age often means just being on your phones next to each other, occasionally showing off …

Swatch and Mastercard team up for on-the-wrist, on-the-go mobile payments Swatch has announced its Swatchpay technology is now available in Switzerland, enabling mobile payments from your Swatch watch. It works in a similar way to Apple Pay and Google Pay. Here’s everything about it. The post Swatch and Mastercard team …

Want more power, but faster? This new charging tech claims it can deliver Chunky power bricks and slow charging could be a thing of the past with GaNFast technology from Navitas Semiconductors. By using an alternative to silicon, GaNFast reduces power consumption and boosts output. The post Want more power, …

Google’s Pixel 3 Lite could bring back the headphone jack – TechCrunch Word about the next member of the Pixel family started leaking out just after Christmas. Now the rumored Pixel 3 Lite is getting some more time to shine, courtesy of a three minute YouTube video that highlights what …